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Thu, 28 Jan 2016 06:36:58 +0000PunBBhttp://teadrunk.org/topic/349/tea-and-tooth-health/new/posts/
I had a dentist visit tonight and sad to say, my enamel isn't as thick as it used to be. I stumbled across this article ( http://teaperspective.com/how-tea-can-s … th-enamel/ ) and it sounds like the fluoride found in tea can be beneficial for a healthy smile (Here's a direct link to the research: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1 … /abstract) But I've also done a bit more research on fluoride after reading this and it sounds kind of controversial. Is there enough of it in tea for it to be good or bad either way, or does it mostly depend on the water I'm using?]]>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 06:36:58 +0000http://teadrunk.org/topic/349/tea-and-tooth-health/new/posts/http://teadrunk.org/topic/343/best-budget-green-teas/new/posts/
I'm looking for a nice loose leaf green tea that isn't as expensive as David's tea but still has a nice flavor and good quality to it. Can anybody point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance. Would love to hear some recommendations, especially 1st hand!]]>Mon, 04 Jan 2016 23:02:39 +0000http://teadrunk.org/topic/343/best-budget-green-teas/new/posts/http://teadrunk.org/topic/300/disadvantage/new/posts/
Hello I'm new to the forum. I have been drinking green tea for many years and I swear by it. Just recently I had kidney stones ( I'm living in vietnam for 1 year ) I am originally from Australia. I was told by someone that their doctor said 'green tea' might have been the problem. Now I don't believe that, but I would like to see if anyone has something to add.Thanks.Oh also I don't drink green tea in a bag or a brand. I buy fresh leaf tea.]]>Tue, 30 Dec 2014 08:52:22 +0000http://teadrunk.org/topic/300/disadvantage/new/posts/http://teadrunk.org/topic/299/finding-green-tea/new/posts/
Hello,

I am looking for a provider for this tea which was given to me some time ago:

For some reason, I can't post pictures. the imgur ids for the photos of the tea box are: 3qjbyCU, syKo3od, Z1QoiTt

Unfortunately, I don't speak Japanese, Chinese nor Korean and am unable to read the inscriptions on the box.

My favorite new green tea has got to be tangy gunpowder tea. i would share it with you but can't post links :(

]]>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 05:59:16 +0000http://teadrunk.org/topic/290/gunpowder-tea/new/posts/http://teadrunk.org/topic/263/appearance-of-bi-luo-chun-leaf/new/posts/
I've tasted a moderate number of samples of Bi Luo Chun(碧螺春), and some have been better than others, but I'm not convinced I've tried much of the best-quality stuff available.

One thing that I have noticed is that there is a considerable amount of variability in the level of rolling of the leaf. Some is tightly rolled, not quite into pellets, but approaching so, whereas other looks mostly extended, and only slightly curled or wavy.

I've heard suggested about oolongs that higher-quality teas tend to be more tightly rolled, but I'm not 100% convinced that this is always the case, and I'm also completely unclear as to whether or not this same rule would extend to a curled green tea like Bi Luo Chun.

Any insights?

]]>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:10:51 +0000http://teadrunk.org/topic/263/appearance-of-bi-luo-chun-leaf/new/posts/http://teadrunk.org/topic/89/green-tea-processing/new/posts/
Within two weeks I should have a chance to watch and hopefully participate in some green tea processing. The type of green tea is the flattened bud type, just like Longjing. If anyone has any questions to ask, there should be a few Longjing processing guys down from Hangzhou to help with the tea making.

a question I thought of:Why do the buds in some green teas (like longding) all stand upright at the surface of the water? How does processing affect this characteristic?

I will also try to take some video of handmade tea and also the machinery.

If anyone has any questions or ideas, please add them here, I will try to post some interesting stuff in the next couple of weeks.

]]>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:33:55 +0000http://teadrunk.org/topic/89/green-tea-processing/new/posts/http://teadrunk.org/topic/42/famous-chinese-green-teas/new/posts/
The widely-circulated list of "10 Famous Teas of China" (中國十大名茶) has many versions, usually with the addition or subtraction of various teas.

The majority of the teas on the list, though, are Green Teas.

The list from the Chinese Tea Culture Research Institute (via Wikipedia), which I recognize to be the most official of the current lists includes the following Green Teas:

I have tried all of these and a good Bi Luo Chun is my favorite green tea. It is getting harder to find really, really good and reasonably priced, authentic examples of these, as "imposter" teas (or teas produced elsewhere and brought into these areas for finishing) have flooded the market.

What Chinese green teas, on or off this list, have you tried and liked?